Uniform



R. A. MERRICK 2,304,111

' UNIFORM Filed July 24, 1940' 2 Sheefs-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.- $0 4 a QYCMM,

Patented Dec. 8, 1942 'r UNIFORM Roy A. Merrick, Minneapolis,Minn.,:assignor to Shane Uniform Company,

Inc., Evansville,

Ind., a corporation of Indiana v Application July 24, 1940, Serial No.347,290"

'- (Cl. 2-44) V v 2 Claims.

My invention relates broadly to garments and more particularly to animproved pattern and construction of uniform for women.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a pattern andconstruction of uniform for 2:

women which is formed of separable coacting portions which may beindependently and readily laundered.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction of two partuniform readily adaptable to various proportions of'the bust measure,waist measure and hip measure.

Still another objectof my invention is to provide a construction of twopart uniform comprising an underbody provided with tape ties and i T areversible front panel adapted to be removably secured to the underbodyby means of buttons and belt member.

A further object of my invention is to provide a two part uniformcomprising an underbody and a reversible front portion including anapron of double thickness adapted to present a fresh external surfacefor the uniform in either of its connected positions with respect to theundercured with respect thereto through adjustable v and removablebuttons.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction of two partuniform including an apron portion provided with a pocket individual toopposite sides of the apron portion and adapted to present a freshwearable surface for the uniform when the apron is secured in either oftwo positions with respect to an underbody or coat portion of thegarment.

Other and further objects of my invention reside in the pattern andconstruction of garment as set forth more fully in the specificationhereinafter following by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a front view of the assembled garment showing the frontpanel in buttoned relation' to the underbody or coat portion of thegarment; Fig. 2 is a back view of the assembled garment illustrated inFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the underbody or coatportion of the garment shown in assembled position before attachment ofthe front panel portion of the garment; Fig. 4 is a front view of theremovable and reversible front panel portion of the garment; Fig. 5 is afragmentary view of one of the detachable and adjustable buttonsemployed on the underbody portion of the garment for detachably securingthe front panel portion of the garment; Fig. 6 is a rear view of theadjustable securing means for one ofthe removable buttons carried by theunderbody or coat portion of the garment; Fig. 7 is a fragmentarylongitudinal sectional view taken on line l-l of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is atransverse sectional view taken through the underbody or coat portion ofthe garment on line 88 of Fig. 3; Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional viewon a somewhat enlarged scale taken on line 9-'-9 of Fig. 1 andillustrating the assembled relationship of the reversible front panelportion of the garment with respect to the underbody or coat portion ofthe garment; Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view taken through thefront panel and apron portion of the garment and illustrating a portionof the front panel and apron portion in perspective; Fig. 11 is afragmentary perspective view of the adjustable belt employed forsecuring the apron portion with respect to the underbody orcoat portionof the garment; Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the reverse side of thebelt illustrated in Fig. 11 and showing more particularly the adjustablemeans employed for controlling the effective length of the belt withrespect to the underbody or coat portion of the garment; and Fig. 13 isa vertical sectional view taken on line 13-43 of Fig. 12 showing thecoacting portions of the securing belt in secured position.

Referring to the drawings in detail, reference character I designatesthe underbody or coat portion of the garment which is'shaped to conformto various proportions of the bust measure, waist measure and hipmeasure. The coat portion terminates at'the front in relatively widelyseparated marginal portions 2 and 3 which are adapted to bedrawntogether by means of tape reenforcing means for the passage of thesecuring means of the detachable buttons Ill and II respectively.Immediately adjacent the collar portion I and the extremities of themarginal edge portions 2 and 3, I provide buttons 23 and 24 which serveas securing means for the detachable front panel I5.

As shown in Fig. 4 the front panel I5 includes a neck portion havinglapels I2 and I4 which substantially cover buttons I0, 23, I I and 24,when the neck portion is attached to the underbody of the coat portion.The front panel is provided with button holes at I and 23' and at II and24' for receiving buttons I0, 23, II and 24 respectively.

The underbody or coat portion I is provided intermediate the collarportionand-thewaist line with reenforcing strips 25 and 26 on the insideof the material constituting the underbod-y or coat portion of thegarment. These strips 25 and 26 serve as reenforcing means fordetachably' securing the buttons 20 and 2I in different spacialpositions. As indicated in Figs. 6 and 7, the buttons 20 and 2| are eachdetachably and may be secured through selected spaced eyelets providedat 29a, 20b, 20c and 2Ia, 2Ib and 2Ic as shown, thereby affordingvariously spaced lateral supporting positions for the front panel I5.Buttonholes 20' and 21' are provided in the panel I5 to engage theadjustably spaced buttons 20 and 2| in the underbody or coat portion ofthe garment.

It will be observed that the front panel I5 is formed from two layers offabric indicated at I5a and [5b in Fig. 10. These layers of fabric arestitched at their marginal edges and connect with the. independentlapels I2 and I4 at the upper extremity and are stitched? at I50 to thebelt I6 at its lower extremity. The belt l6 extends transversely withrespect to the front panel I5 and includes projecting portions Ifia andI612. The projecting portion [6a. carries a multiplicity of groups ofbuttonholes which I have indicated at 23a, 23b, 230,2301 and. 24a, 24b,24c and 24d. These groups of buttonholes are adapted to receivedetachable buttons 23. and 24. The buttons 23 and 24 may be attached inselected holes in order to conform the uniform. to various body sizes.The portion of the beltv IBb carries buttonholes 23 and 24 adapted toengage buttons 23 and 24 respectively, when the parts of the belt areinterconnected: at the rear of the uniform shown in Fig. 2.

The skirt portion is: indicated at H connected at its upper extremitywith belt I6 by stitches along the line H0. The skirt I1 is formed froma double thickness of fabric indicated at I'Ia and I'll), which fabricis doubled upon itself to provide two independent wearing surfaces. Eachwearing surface includes a pocket. Pocket I8 is fastened to the surfaceI-Ia; while pocket I9 is fastened to the surface I'Ib; Accordingly, apocket is provided in the skirt portion I 1 whether the skirt be worneither normally or in the reverse position.

The fastening means have been shown as removable buttons which add tothe ornamental character of the uniform. It will be understood, however,that snap fasteners may be employed or other forms of detachableconnectors provided which will permit quick attachment, detachment orreattachment of the front cover portion with respect to the coatportion. When the surface of the front cover portion I5 or skirtI'Ibecomes soiled the front cover portion may be readily detached from thecoat portion, raising the lapels I2 and I4 to permit more ready accessto the substantially concealed fastening means beneath the lapels I2 andI4. The lapels I2 and I4 are each reversible in position as the frontcover portion is reversed. The entire front cover portion is reversedand reattached to the coat portion, the lapels I2 and I4 being moved toa position coacting with the collar portion I of the coat portion. It isnecessary to remove the buttons 23 and 24 and reinsert these buttons inreverse position in order to secure the front cover portin in reversedposition with respect to the coat portion.

The coatporti-on and the front cover portion are eachseparatelylaunderable and thus reduce laundry costs in that each portion afterwashing and drying may be opened out flat and pressed in a flat-workironer.

While I have disclosed my invention in certain preferred embodiments lrealize that modifications may be made and I intend no limitations uponmy invention other than may be imposed by the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim, as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is as follows:

1. A garment comprising a pair of coac-tingseparately launderableportions, one of said portions constituting a coat having spacedmarginal coextensive front edge. portions and a collar member, meansinterconnecting said marginal coextensive front edgeportions, fasteningmeans carried by the front of said coat, the other of said separatelylaunderable portions constituting a reversible front. cover memberextending across the gap between the marginal edge portions of saidcoat, reversible lapels carried by'the upper periphery of saidreversible front. cover member and conforming. with the collar member.on said coat, and means carriedby said front cover member detachablyengageable with the fastening means carried by the front of said coat,the. reversible lapels on said. front cover member operating topartially conceal certain of saidifastening means in either the normalor reversed position of said front cover member.

2. A garment comprising a pair of coacting separately launderableportions, one of said portions constituting acoat having spacedmarginal. coextensive front edge portions and a collar member, meansinterconnecting said marginal coextensive front edge portions, fasteningmeans-carried by the front of said coat, the other of said separatelylaunderabl'e portions constituting a reversible front cover memberextending across the gap between themarginal edgeportions of said coat,independent reversible lapels carried by the upper'periphery of saidreversible front cover member and conforming with the collar member onsaid coat, coacting fastening means carried by said front cover memberfor detachably engaging the fastening means carried by the front of saidcoat, and an adjustable transversely extending belt connected with saidfront cover member for maintaining said front cover member in position,said independent reversible lapels on said front cover member operatingin either normal or reverse position of said front cover member tosubstantially conceal certain of the fastening means on said coat andon. said front cover member.

ROY A. MERRICK.

